After 20 years of starring in hits like Charlie’s Angels, There’s Something About Mary, and the 2014 Annie remake, Cameron Diaz decided to officially retire from Hollywood. However, in the time that has passed since her last onscreen role, the actress is now open to possibly making a comeback if the universe brings the right project her way.

Diaz appeared in a special edition of Makeup & Friends, a Westman Atelier-produced webseries. When celebrity makeup artist and close friend Gucci Westman mentioned the fact that the world really would like to see Diaz return to acting, the star had a surprising response.

“Look, I’m never going to say never,” Diaz replied to Westman’s delight. “I’m not a person who says never about anything.”

The new admission isn’t the first time that Diaz has hinted that an acting comeback could be in the cards given the right circumstances. Last year, the actress shared a candid personal essay that explained exactly why she had decided to step away in the first place, saying that her “semi-retirement” had come after years of “[giving] half her life to the public.”

“I feel it’s OK for me to take time for myself now to reorganize and choose how I want to come [back] into the world,” she wrote in Instyle. “If I decide to. I don’t miss performing.”
“[W]hatever I do, it has to be something I’m passionate about,” Diaz continued in the public letter. “Something that just feels effortless.”

While it’s definitely a reach to expect the 47-year-old to return to Hollywood right this moment — she’s current having the time of her life with Benji Madden and their daughter Raddix — we can rest easy knowing that the door is still open, even if it’s just a little bit. No pressure, Cameron, but we miss you.

Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden are loving every minute with their 3-month-old daughter Raddix.

As a family source tells PEOPLE of the spouses, “They love being parents. This is their full-time job and they just want to be with their daughter.”

During the coronavirus pandemic, Good Charlotte musician Madden, 41, and actress Diaz, 47 (who married in 2015), have been sticking close to home for both privacy and safety reasons.

“As new parents, they always felt very protective about Raddix. In the beginning, it was more like they wanted to protect her privacy and [didn’t want] her to be photographed. Now, their No. 1 concern is for everyone to stay healthy,” says the source.

“They stay at home as much as possible and only go out for necessary errands,” the insider adds. “They very much enjoy their new life with Rad.”

The Charlie’s Angels actress couldn’t help but rave about her little girl on a recent Instagram Live session with her friend and Who What Wear CEO Katherine Power.

“I love being a mother. It’s the best, best, best part of my life,” Diaz said. “I’m so, so grateful and so happy and it’s the best thing ever and I’m so lucky to get to do it with Benji and we’re just having the best time.”

The couple shared the happy news of their daughter’s arrival on social media in early January, writing, “We are so happy, blessed and grateful to begin this new decade by announcing the birth of our daughter, Raddix Madden. She has instantly captured our hearts and completed our family.”

The new parents also went on to say that while they “are overjoyed to share this news” they “also feel a strong instinct to protect our little one’s privacy” — and as such would not “be posting pictures or sharing any more details, other than the fact that she is really really cute! Some would even say RAD.”

“From our family to all of yours, we’re sending our love and best wishes for a Happy New Year and Happy New Decade,” they wrote, signing off the post, “Sincerely, Cameron&Benj” with a red heart emoji.

1994 was the year that Jim Carrey seemingly came out of nowhere to become one of the biggest movie stars on the planet, with Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Mask and Dumb and Dumber all arriving in theaters within the space of ten months and earning over $700 million at the box office combined. Carrey has since made sequels to two of those breakout hits, but we never got a follow-up to The Mask unless you count 2005’s Son of the Mask, which most people don’t because it was awful.

However, rumors of a long-delayed sequel have started picking up steam recently, with creator Mike Richardson revealing his interest in a female-driven spinoff, while we’ve previously reported that there was also interest in bringing Carrey back for both a second big screen outing as Stanley Ipkiss and an adult-orientated animated series on HBO Max.

For what it’s worth, the actor has admitted that he’d be game for a return provided it lands in the hands of a suitably talented filmmaker, but he may not be the only original cast member who comes back. According to sources close to WGTC – the same ones that told us that the character would be appearing in Space Jam 2 before it was confirmed in leaked footage – not only is The Mask 2 back on the table, but the studio are hoping to lure Cameron Diaz out of retirement to star alongside their rubber-faced leading man.

Diaz made her big screen debut as love interest Tina Carlyle in The Mask, and went on to become a huge star before quietly retiring from acting following her appearance in Annie 20 years later. She seems to be happy with her lot, but the promise of a brief cameo or a hefty paycheck could tempt her to return, as well as bring her career full circle.

Whether it ends up happening or not, 90s nostalgia is all the rage these days, so a long-delayed sequel to The Mask can never be officially ruled out. But even if it was announced today, Jim Carrey would be at least 60 by the time it made it to the big screen and we all remember how Dumb and Dumber To turned out after the actor decided to revisit one of his most iconic characters after a lengthy hiatus. Still, the demand for more of the property is certainly there and we imagine WB is just waiting to see how his cameo in Space Jam 2 goes down before officially announcing it.

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Who Is Cameron Diaz?

Cameron Michelle Diaz (born August 30, 1972) is an American actress, producer, and former fashion model. She rose to stardom with roles in The Mask (1994), My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) and There's Something About Mary (1998), and is also known for voicing the character of Princess Fiona in the Shrek series (2001–10). Other high-profile credits include Charlie's Angels (2000) and its sequel Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), The Sweetest Thing (2002), In Her Shoes (2005), The Holiday (2006), What Happens In Vegas (2008), My Sister's Keeper (2009), Knight and Day (2010), The Green Hornet (2011), Bad Teacher (2011), What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012), The Counselor (2013), The Other Woman, Sex Tape, and Annie (all 2014).

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